Tabular bar and stop.



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Patented 1m 11,1917.

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TLBULAR BAR AND savor.

' To alll'wh om it may concern."

Be it known that I, Lnwrs Mrnns, a citizen of the "United States, and a resident of theborou'gh of Brooklyn, in the city of iNewYork, count of -Kings, and State of New York, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tabular Bars and Stops, of which the, following is a speci-' ried' bythe bar, also act to prevent an; ment out of the slots is 'liab e .totake place,

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typewriting or like machines, and has more a tabular bar avingvertical slots in its side.

faces, said bar extending transversely of the machine, together with stops that are removably' seated on the bar. In the particu lar form, under, consideration, the vertical Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application filed Apr-1125,1917. Serial No. 164,888.

Patented Dec. 1]., 1917.

to hold the stop against upward accidental displacement.

The present invention is an improvement upon the invention disclosed in said ess application and consists; of the following featuresp A tabular bar is provided adapted to ts: ceiveqa tabular stop 1n any letter-spaceposi- ,tion, as by means of the vertical slots previ- I ously referred to, and means'areprovided slots are spaced letter-space distances apart,

and the stops are of sheet material andprovided with a lower bifurcated end, the e .of which straddle the bar and slide'int e vertical slotsof the bar. The .walls of the slots, in additionto acting as a positioning means determining the correct'position of vthe stops in respect to a scale usuallly carateral displacement of the stops. I In practice it has,

however, beenfound that u' ward displace- 'especially afterthe stops have been in use vent accidents I for some time and after'they have become worn due to their repeated insertion-and 40 The main ob'ectof the invention is to pro a, ippward displacement of the wtabular-stop'with'respect to the bar and to T provide simple and effective means for ac-l 4s withdrawal from the tabular bar.

complishing this, pur ose. In an application ed on April 25', 1917,

. Ser; no; 164370 byjEdward B. Hess, thereisdiscloeed an inventionin the spec [of-"which the tabular bar is provided with a stops beingprovided with spr ng means, in- I ificiorm ilongitudinal channelin its upperiace, the

T ivudiially spring pressed, which roject fmmzbetween the legspfthe lower b I urcat- I ed. ndo t e vs op endi g ls t s ha n 1 into the channel substantially inde which extend lo'ngitudinally of the bar which will hold the stop against accidental displacement in any letter-space position which the stop may occupy.

Another feature of the invention resides i in having a plurality of tabular stops mounted on the bar so as to be individually removable, together with means for collec-z tively holding said stops against accidental dis lacement. I i

n the specific nform in which the inventive idea is clothed in the present application the longitudinally extending member is re erably seatedin a channel in the tabu or bar, and this channel is referablv located in one of the side faces 0 the bar and cuts across the teeth'of the vertical slots.

Inv this way the longitudinal memberv serves, by engagin with a suitable notch in one of the stradd ing legs ofv the stop, to hold a stop in any position on the her, or to hold a number of stops collectively, at the same time en so desired.

' In order to permit one end or portion of said longitudinal member to yiel inwilrdiy ent of the remainder of said member, y

j blyjmake'use of a plurality'of springs, and

- are i preference arched these sprin if), e suita le means for. reventsprings and 'ingtheir lateral displacement. The epth'of the channel is in the form here disclosed greater than the cross-section of the longi-l tudinal member, so "that this member may assume anoblique position under the influence'of the springs and u uni prequre exerted against these sprin tiller:

or removing-a stop, so that the remaining stops, if any there be, may be held against The springs normally urge isplaeement.

preferainserting I permitting the withdrawal ofnny .one stop w hemember-outwardly beyond the bottom of the slots to hold the stops properly; in

q i end suitable means a d 1o v tion and s owlnga tabular stop in position.

' Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same,

preventing undue outward displacement of the said'member. In order .to facilitate the engagement and disengagement of the longitudinal member with the notches of the stops, these notches "are by preference cut so as to have beveled faces sloping in opposite directions.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1.is a perspective view of the tabular bar embodyin a preferred form of the invenpartly in section, showing also the means or supporting the tabular bar on' the end frames of the carriage. g y Fig.3 is an end view of the tabular bar. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the j line 4.-4 of Fig. 2 showing a stop in position. 20 Y 'st0 removed from the'bar.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to 4 with the he tabular 'bar 7 is generally square i cross section as shown and is reduced at-its ends 8 to provide threaded stems flattened on the. top. A convenient method of ad justably mounting said bar in the laterally moving carriage consists in passing thereduced portion 8 through the end rames 9 i .of the carriage and through the paper table ---are provided with openings 11 ofslightly brackets 10. Said end, frames and brackets larger diameter than thereduced end por I made from sheet metal,.whose.lower end is bifurcated to provide legs 16 which straddle the bar, and whichare spaced apart to perso to slidin gly enter the vertical.

' here shown as a ring 17. J

66 Located in the channel 14 is a longitudi- 7 nally extending member or rod 18 whose tions 8, and two lock nuts 12, at each'end,

are provided for locking 'the bar 7 in its adjusted position with respect to the end frames 9 and a ertable brackets 10. v

The main o y of the tabular'bar 7 is rovided with vertical slots 13 in its side aces, which slots are s aced letter-distances apart and are proper y; related to a scale indication on the u per face of the bar 7 as shown in Fig. 1. xtending longitudinally of the bar is a channel 14 opening into one of the side faces of the bar and cutting. acrossthe vertical slots as shown.

e 15 indicates a-stop shown hereas being mit said 1e slots 13 when straddling the bar. The upper; portion of the stop is preferably shaped in, the form of a handle or grasping portion diameter in' cross section is less than the depth of the said channel. A plurality of the ,vertical slots 13;

arched springs 19'normally urge the member.

or.r'od. 18' outwardly beyond the bottom of Confinin 'm'eans shown as set screws 20 whose .hea s og'erlie the ends of the rod and whose stemsase in threaded enga ement with 'the bar revent undue outwar displacement of .t rod.

The" springs 19] are suitably seated in the channel 14 and prevented from lateral displacement by the projections 21 entering the notches 22 of the wall of said channel.

v The stops 15 are each notch 23,"preferably in eac of the legs 16,

said notchesfacing-inwardly as shown best 4 I.& 7 Each notch, by preference, is, provi ed with oppositelybeveled faces 24 in Fi 5.

s10 ing in oppos1te-direction.'

rovided' with a i n practice, the stop is caused to straddle 1 16 are'slightlfy movement 0 the stop willgradually press the bar 7, the.1egs' 16 entering the vertical; slots 13. The lower portion 25 of the legs beveled so that the downward the rod 18 inwardly until the notch 23 comes e iri alinement with the rod ,18 when the spriggs war y into engagement with said notch, The stop 15 is now in 1 its lowermost position, the shoulders 26 engaging with the upper face of the bar '1.

are free to urge the said'rod 18 out-1 3 It will be seen that the rod is will hold 'a 1 stop 15 placed in any letter-space position on the bar 7 or will hold a luralityofsuch 'sto'ps collectively. Also it at when withdrawing or inserting a stop at one end of the bar 7, onl one of the springs 19 need yield material y, so that the remalnin stops will be held securely in position. T econand no additional elements need be carried by each stop to lock it in position on the bar 7. It will, however, be understood that the rod.18 need .notnecessarily be a continuous at struction described is simple-in that a single" element, the rod 18,-will control all the stops member but ma be-made up in two. or more sections indivi ually spring-pressed b a requisite-number of sprin proper engagement with t e stops.

;'I'claim:

1. A tabular bar lar sto and hav'n a longitudinal channel a tabular stop, amfyieldin by the bar and located wit in the channel, admitting of the mounting of a sto in any ing said stop against accidental displacegiaent when in its mounted position on the 2. A tabular bar adaptedto receive a tabular etc in any letter space ition and hav- .in'g'a ongitud-inal channe ,'a tabularstop,

means, forlocking the stop and yielding I against accidental displacement locahd within the channel and automaticall :ited by the mountingand withdrawa of the p? 7 p y 93. A =lar stop in letter space position, a pina v ,rality-of tab 1' stops, and yielding,. means',,

earned by the bar, for collectively locking --the stops a V and automatically actuated by the mounting .and withdrawal or any'stop. 1

to effect t eir means, Carrie 1 nctlladapted to-receive atabuletter spaceposition and automatica ly lockusual bar ada ted to mien at; I,

inst accidental displacement 4-. A tabular bar adapted to receive a tabular stop in any letter-space position and hav ing a longitudinal channel in one of its side faces, a spring-presscd rod extending longi tudinally through said channel, and a tabular stop bifurcated at its lower end to tnul dle said bar and having a notch in one of its legs facing inwardly toward the bar to permit the s 'iring-pressed rod to enter the same when the stop straddles the bar.

5. A tabular bar adapted to receive a tabular stop in any letter-space position and having a longitudinal channel in one of its side faces, a spring-pressed rod extending longitudinally through said channel, and a tabular st o bifurcated at its lower end to straddle said bar and having a notch provided with substantially beveled faces sloping in opposite directions in one of its legs facing inwardly toward the bar to permit the springpressed rod to enter the same when the stop straddles the bar.

(a A tabular bar having vertical slots in it side faces spaced lett r distance: apart for tlnrtareplion of tabular stops and hav ing further a longitudinal channel in one of its side faces, afspring-pressed member extending longitudinally through said channel normally urged outwardly beyond the plane of the bottom of the vertical slots, means for preventing undue outward displacement of said longitudinal member, and a tabular stop adapted to straddle said bar and to be engaged by said longitudinally extending ,member.

7. A tabular bar adapted to receive a tabular stop in. any le .terspii'c position and having a longitudinal channel in one of its side faces, a tabular stop .a dapted to straddle said bar, a longitudinally extending member con tained Within said chai'inel for holding the stop against displacement, and a plurality of springs urging said member outwardly to permit one POItIOHVQf said member to yield inwardly into the channel substantially independently of the remainder of said mem- 8. A tabular bar adapted toreeeive a tabular stop in any letter-space position and having a longitudinal channel in one of its side faces, a tabular stop adapted to straddle said bar, alongitudinally extending member contained within said channel for holding the stop against displacement, and a plurality of arched springs urging said member outwardly to permit one portion of said member to yield inwardly into the channel substantially independently of the remainder of said member.

9. A tabular bar adapted to receive a taint nel whereby it is free to lar stop in any letter-space position and having a longitudinal channel in one of its side fares, a tabular stop adapted to straddle said bar, a longitudinally extending member contained within said channel for holding the stop against displacen'ient, a plurality of arched springs urging said member out ward] y to permit one portion of said memher to yield inwardly into the channel substantiully independently of. the remainder of said member, and means for preventing lateral displacement of the springs.

10. A tabular bar adapted to receive a tabular stop in any letter-spaee position and having a longitudinal channel in one of its side faces, a longitudinally extending mern ber contained within said channel 'and of sn'mllcr diameter than the depth of the chain nel whereby it is free to assume an oblique position in said channel, a plurality of springs for urging said member outwardly and to p rmit of a greater inward displacement of. said member at one point than at another poin and tabular stops adapted to straddle said bar and to be held against displacemei'it by said n'ien'iber.

11. A tabular bar adapted to receive a tabular stop in any letter-space position and having a longitudinal channel in one of its side laces, a longitudinally extending mem ber contained within said channel and'of smaller diameter than the depth of the chanassume an oblique position in said channel, a plurality of arched springs for urging said member outwardly and to' permit of a greater inward displacement of said member at one point than at another point, and tabular stops adapted to straddle said bar and to be held against displacement by said member.

12. A. tabular bar adapted to receive a tabular stop in any letter-space position and having a longitudinal channel in one of its side faces, a longitudinally extending member contained Within said channel and of smaller diameter than the depth of the channel whereby it is free to assume an oblique position in said channel, a plurality of I said member outarched springs .for urging d a greater lnwar vvardly and to permit 0 displacement of said member at one point 1 than at another point, tabular stops adapted 1 to straddle said bar and to be held against displacement by said member, and means E,

day of April, 1917.

LEWIS C. MYERS.

city, in the county of 

